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The Russian military does not have data that the COVID-19 virus is man-made, said the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov of the Russian Armed Forces.

Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov summed up the results of the Army-2021 forum on Saturday and took part in awarding defense companies that distinguished themselves in fulfilling the state defense order.

The Russian Mi-28N "Night Hunter" helicopter can be equipped with the latest unguided S-13B missile, it also has a chance to enter the standard armament of Su-class aircraft. This was announced to TASS by Alexander Kochkin, executive director of the Techmash research and production concern, which is part of the Rostec state Corporation, within the framework of the Army-2021 forum.

As part of the exhibition program of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", the latest radiation, chemical and biological reconnaissance vehicles RHM-8 on the basis of "Tiger" and RHM-9 on the basis of "Typhoon-K"were demonstrated.

It is planned to complete the tests in 2022

Preliminary tests of promising 152 mm caliber shots for the Coalition-SV artillery complex have begun. This was announced to TASS by the executive director of JSC " NPK " Techmash "(part of the holding "Technodinamika" of the state corporation "Rostec") Alexander Kochkin at the forum "Army-2021".

Alexander Kochkin, Executive Director of JSC "NPK "Techmash", said that the Ministry of Defense will be able to purchase the complex only after the release of administrative documents on its adoption into service.

The situation with the pandemic in Venezuela is still not easy, so it is extremely difficult to guarantee full protection from coronavirus to specialists in the current conditions, Vladimir Lepin, CEO of the Kalashnikov concern, told Interfax.

A round table on the topic was held within the framework of the MVTF "Army-2021" : "Current trends in the development of means and methods of specific indication in the interests of biological protection of troops and the population of the Russian Federation".

The Russian Defense Ministry has approved the technical specification for the Lancet suicide drones, their state tests will begin at the end of the year, the Kalashnikov Group of companies told RIA Novosti at the Army-2021 forum.

As part of the scientific and business program of the MVTF "Army-2021", Alexey Shchekin, head of the Department for the development of small arms ammunition of TSNIITOCHMASH JSC, announced priority directions for the development of small arms ammunition.

A spectacular video of the destruction of the US Navy frigate was published online.

The US Navy has released a video of the recent SINKEX exercises off the coast of Hawaii. As The Drive portal explains, they were aimed at demonstrating various capabilities of a long-range naval strike.

Today, there are few skeptics about Russia's ability to develop ultra-modern weapons. "The last of the Mohicans" was found in Ukraine. Military expert Mikhail Zhirokhov compared drones of Russian and Turkish production. Although he himself admits that this is a thankless occupation, and little is known about the Russian "Pacer", but "Bayraktar" is better.

The Israeli company IMI Systems will supply the Spanish Ground Forces with the latest 120-mm high-explosive tracer ammunition (HE-T) for the Leopard-2E and Leopard-2A4 main battle tanks.

The company noted that the factories for the production of AK-103 and ammunition for them in Venezuela are in a high degree of readiness

Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec state Corporation) will send equipment for the production of AK-103 submachine guns and ammunition for them for the plant in Venezuela in the autumn of this year. This was reported to TASS by Rosoboronexport during the international military-technical forum "Army-2021".

A plant for the licensed production of AK-103 and ammunition is being built in Venezuela, we are talking about the final stage of work, the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, told Interfax.

The engineering troops of the Central Military District received the first special vehicles of mine clearance groups based on the UAZ army SUV. The machines are designed for the rapid neutralization of both the terrain and infrastructure facilities, the press service of the Central Military District reports. They can also be used simply as a transport for transporting sappers.

Serial attack drones "Orion" ("Pacer") for deliveries to the Russian military will be equipped with new ammunition, the CEO of the Kronstadt company Sergey Bogatikov said in an interview with Interfax.

With a shot weight of 280 grams, the grenade during dynamic tests penetrated through homogeneous armor with a thickness of 120 mm or a concrete block with a thickness of 400 mm

The latest cumulative fragmentation grenade VKO-25 for grenade launchers, created by Novosibirsk scientists from the Institute of Applied Physics, can radically change the tactics of close combat; this grenade, first presented at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", actually leaves no chance for the survival of enemy soldiers.

At the seventh International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" held in Kubinka from August 22 to 28, 2021, JSC "Tactical Missile Armament Corporation" (KTRV) presented two new samples of air-to - surface guided aircraft weapons-X-MD and X-50 missiles.

American fans of Russian weapons will soon lose the opportunity to update their arsenal. August 22, portal thefirearmblog.com he reported that the new package of sanctions prohibits the supply of weapons and ammunition from the Russian Federation.